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Peace sign below the Eiffel tower
Environment
What would the US leaving the Paris climate deal look like?
María de Jesús Patricio, center, during her campaign launch for president of Mexico
Global Politics
Mexico has its first indigenous woman candidate for president
A BMW at a manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. German companies employ some 700,000 Americans, many working in auto manufacturing in the American South.
Economics
President Trump warns Germany on trade. Economists wonder why?
Relatives outside a hospital in Kabul mourn victims of the massive car bomb attack on May 31st 2017
Conflict
Kabul bomb blast victims’ families could be left ‘begging’ to survive
Musician Lila Downs
Music
Musician Lila Downs fights back
Soccer - South Korea v Syria - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's Kim Jin-su and Syria's Mardkian Mardek in action
Conflict
Syria’s national soccer team can’t escape the country’s brutal civil war
Monica Ruiz and her foster son Bartolo
Global Politics
It took a health emergency for this Guatemalan boy, who crossed the border alone, to see a US judge
Sergei Gorkov, Chairman of the Russian state development bank, V.E.B., in Moscow in March 2017
Global Politics
Sergei who? Why investigators are concerned Jared Kushner met with Sergei Gorkov.
Competitors in action during the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival that features three days of races and parties.
Culture
What do sticky rice dumplings have to do with dragon boat races?
Hijabi by Mona Haydar
Culture
Syrian-American musician and activist tackles the daily struggles of wearing a hijab
A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015.
Global Politics
When Zbigniew Brzezinski almost became Iran’s foreign minister
A flag bearing an abbreviation for "Portland" stands at a makeshift memorial.
Conflict
5 ways to respond when you witness hate or harassment
Meeting of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017.
Global Politics
No, Trump isn’t isolating America, says popular conservative blogger
LettuceBot in the field
Jobs
No farm workers? How about a robot.
White House senior adviser, Jared Kushner
Global Politics
What exactly are back channels, and when is it OK to use them?
Stanley Greene
Culture
The American war photographer who was celebrated in Europe
The rebuilt mosque in Joplin, Missouri
Conflict
How a Muslim community in Missouri rose from the ashes of an arson attack
Supporters hold up a "Disarm Hate" sign to block protesters during a vigil for the Pulse night club victims following the shooting in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 19, 2016.
Conflict
Have you experienced or witnessed hate?
Trump poses for selfies in Miami, Florida, on October 25, 2016.
Global Politics
Now here’s a picture Trump probably wants to go viral
An armed police officer patrols on a platform at Milton Keynes station after the terror threat level was raised to critical following a suicide bombing in Manchester.
Conflict
White House budget slashes program to fight violent extremism at home
Hana Mansour-Khatib in her office
Justice
Muslim woman breaks century-high glass ceiling as the first female judge in Israel’s religious courts
Children fly kites in a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 8, 2017.
Economics
DHS extension of protected status for Haitian immigrants might be the last
Francisca Carmona Garcia holds up a picture of herself, taken in the 1950s
Justice
It took a lifetime for this Queens grandma to open up about her experience being trafficked for sex
Otura Mun
Music
This Mennonite-turned-Yoruba priest makes hypnotic electronic music
A boy holds two baby sea turtles.
Technology
What I learned from ‘Breaking Bad’ about saving sea turtles
Bartali used training as a cover for secret efforts to rescue Jews.
Sports
The incredible story of Italian cyclist Gino Bartali, who risked his life to rescue Jews during the Holocaust
Trump in Israel
Culture
The complete timeline of awkward moments from Trump’s two days in Israel
Manchester in the aftermath of the 1996 bomb blast.
Conflict
How the Manchester community has responded to terror attacks for decades
A Somali soldier patrols a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack.
Books
The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia
A model demonstrates a Samsung Electronics' new smartphone Galaxy S7 during its launching ceremony.
Jobs
Samsung dream jobs are running out for young, overeducated South Koreans
Women run under a Puerto Rican flag before the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Culture
New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade stirs tensions between the island and the mainland
Myrta Kalampoka says investing in her olive trees saved her family from the Greek economic crisis. Now she hopes their olive oil can rescue them from an ongoing drop in tourism to Lesbos.
Economics
Hear how investing in olive trees saved one Lesbos family from economic crisis
Ugandan teacher Prudence Nandaula sits in an office in Kampala, Uganda.
Jobs
She thought she was going to be a teacher in Kuwait — instead she was trafficked
Colorful roofs of taxis.
Arts
In Mumbai, Uber must compete with vibrant taxi roofs
Zainab Abdo
Conflict
Worldwide, nearly 100,000 college-ready Syrians can’t get higher education
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
Global Politics
Ahead of meeting with NATO, leaders question Trump’s intentions
Troops have been deployed to guard key sites in London and other British cities.
Conflict
Manchester bomber’s travels may signal an ‘ISIS trajectory’
Police interrogate a suspected gang member against a wall with his hands behind his head.
Conflict
Will Trump continue Obama’s program to aid Central American teens fleeing gangs?
Marawi residents are evacuated from their city in the southern Philippines on May 24, 2017.
Conflict
The truth about those ISIS-style flags waving in the Philippines
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe sitting on a bench in front of St. Monica's Vocational School in Gulu, Uganda.
Conflict
Sister Rosemary is a one-woman army in the fight against trafficking
A girl leaves flowers for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena.
Culture
How to talk to your kids about terrorism
Save the Children workers rescue migrants on a boat in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya
Economics
Aid groups rescue over 1,600 migrants in the Mediterranean in a single day
Singer Grande performs during the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London.
Culture
Manchester suicide bombing was an attack on culture, says one writer
A mural signed by "TV Boy" and depicting Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump kissing, is seen on a wall in downtown Rome, Italy May 11, 2017.
Religion
President Trump and Pope Francis are polar opposites, but …
Karen Aroesty standing in front of the headstones of Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery
Culture
St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.
A woman in London's Trafalgar Square at a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers in Manchester Arena.
Conflict
The possible motives behind the Manchester attack
Yemeni humanitarian worker Bushra Aldukhainah addresses the CARE's 15th Annual National Conference in Washington, DC on May 22, 2017
Conflict
Survival is what Yemenis think about every day
Trump embraces Netanyahu before his remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Business
Trump’s alignment with Israel and Saudi against Iran: Here’s the catch
President Donald Trump walks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Economics
Saudi Arabia could invest $20 billion in US infrastructure, but it’s not necessarily a ‘win’ for America
This is a rally in support of TPS for Haitian immigrants back in 2009, during a visit by former US President Barack Obama to Miami, Florida.
Conflict
Haitian immigrants get extension of protected status, worry it might not be long enough
Singer and guitarist Bonnie Raitt
Music
How Bonnie Raitt’s pursuit of the blues led her to world music
Nigerian women on a dinghy approaching Sicily
Jobs
Witchcraft can be the toughest chain to break for Nigerian women looking to escape slavery
Bulldozers level sand dredged from the sea at the "Colombo Port City" construction site
Economics
China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history
In Venezuela, two volunteers help a protester overcome by tear gas. The volunteers are mostly medical students who provide first aid at the anti-government demonstrations.
Economics
Short of gauze and bandages, Venezuelan medical students patch up anti-government protesters
Ugandan rapper Keko relaxing in a cafe in Kampala.
Music
Ugandan rapper Keko gets real about her music, her sobriety and her sexuality
black and white photo of man and woman in wheelchair in front of house
Conflict
An arcane law is preventing immigrants impacted by America’s nuclear testing from accessing health care
Paska Akwero and son
Conflict
Uganda’s abducted kids try to get their lives back to normal
Magazine cover with photo of woman in black and white
Justice
Five things to consider if you are reading ‘My Family’s Slave’
Donald Trump eats a pork chop
Culture
President Trump’s reluctant foray into culinary diplomacy
A demonstrator confronts riot police during a protest against Brazil's President Michel Temer in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 18.
Global Politics
Brazil will not be outdone by Washington’s chaos